Notorious armed robber gunned down in Ilorin after 9-hour gun battle

A notorious armed robber in the Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has been killed after a nine-hour gun battle with a combined team of the Army, Airforce and Police on Sunday.
During the shoot-out a soldier was severely injured.
Vanguard reports that residents of the Anifowoshe community in Pakata area of the city where the fierce battle took place, were held hostage for hours, while the main road around Government Girls Day Secondary School was blocked by the security team, thus preventing vehicular movement from both sides.
A source told the newspaper: “In the ensuing crossfire, the suspect was said to have been gunned down,while an unidentified man of Nigeria Army among the security team sustained wound on his arm as a result of bullet fired at him by the suspect.“The area became tension soaked while the gun duel, which started around 2am of yesterday’s morning lasted till around 11am.”Sources added that the security operatives had been on the suspect’s trail for the past three days.
He is believed to be in his thirties and also believed to be a policeman from Okene, Kogi State.
Source:Vanguard